Donald J. Trump
TF Premier
Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that tariffs bring in money from countries like China, but that’s a fundamental misunderstanding—or a deliberate lie. Tariffs are taxes paid by American importers, not foreign governments. The money “flowing in” actually comes out of the pockets of U.S. businesses and consumers, not China or any other country.
Framing this self-imposed economic burden as a win is like taxing your own people and calling it a victory over foreign nations. For someone who touts himself as a business genius, failing to grasp this basic economic principle raises serious questions—either he doesn’t understand how tariffs work, or he does and is intentionally misleading the public. Neither possibility is comforting.
Framing this self-imposed economic burden as a win is like taxing your own people and calling it a victory over foreign nations. For someone who touts himself as a business genius, failing to grasp this basic economic principle raises serious questions—either he doesn’t understand how tariffs work, or he does and is intentionally misleading the public. Neither possibility is comforting.

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